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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Four days after becoming the quickest player in Astros history to reach 500 hits and one day after getting three hits against Rays ace lefthander David Price, Jose Altuve was humbled when the former Cy Young Award winner and the Rays’ manager Joe Maddon sent him baseballs to autograph. Altuve said […]
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Jake Buchanan’s big league debut wasn’t nearly what he had hoped, but the Astros’ righthander was excited to have shared the moment with his parents and wife at Tropicana Field. Buchanan’s parents, Sonda and Buck, drove overnight from Dallas, N.C., to watch his debut Saturday afternoon against the Rays. His wife […]
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – As his Astros teammates headed to the showers or exited the visitors’ clubhouse at Tropicana Field, second baseman Jose Altuve was too tired to even stand. He leaned back on the floor of his locker stall exhausted, defeated and ready to put Saturday afternoon’s loss behind him. Altuve was the only […]
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Righthander Brad Peacock, who was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday because he had been weakened by food poisoning early in the week, threw a bullpen session Saturday morning and will be available out of the bullpen Sunday. Peacock spent Monday night in a Houston hospital and lost seven pounds while […]
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Jarred Cosart has found a nice little home at Tropicana Field. The Astros’ impressive young righthander was so comfortable heading into his outing Friday night, he lounged across a couch in the clubhouse before batting practice and rested his head on Brad Peacock’s thighs as he watched a World Cup match […]
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As general manager Jeff Luhnow said early in the week, injured righthanded reliever Anthony Bass has progressed enough to be close to a rehab assignment. “I think Bass is close because he’s actually thrown off the mound and he’s progressing well and he’s getting close,” Bo Porter said. “I haven’t seen any reports of anyone […]
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The Astros’ bullpen was refreshed and ready to go Friday after Bo Porter gave Tony Sipp, Kyle Farnsworth, Josh Zeid and Darin Downs Thursday off to avoid overuse. “Yesterday was very much needed,” Porter said. “Again, you guys know I don’t like talking about who is available or who’s not available for competitive reasons going […]
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – With righthander Brad Peacock still trying to recover from the food poisoning that landed him in the hospital overnight Monday, the Astros will have righthander Jake Buchanan come up from Class AAA Oklahoma City to make his debut against the Rays on Saturday afternoon. The Astros optioned reliever Paul Clemens down […]
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Astros righthander Chad Qualls was happy with how his turned groin responded during his inning of work Thursday in his first appearance since June 12. Qualls tweaked his groin earlier in the month when the team was in Minnesota. “I’m not worried about it at all,” he said Friday. “After last night I felt fine. […]
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.- Lefthanded-hitting rookie Jon Singleton was pleased to be in the lineup Friday night against Rays ace lefthander David Price at Tropicana Field six days after manager Bo Porter used an all-righthanded lineup against Price at Minute Maid Park. “It’s cool,” Singleton said. “He’s one of the better pitchers in the league and […]
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was 2-for-4 Thursday night, accounting for all but one of the Astros’ three hits in the 5-0 loss against Rays starter Chris Archer at Tropicana Field. “I think they saw a lot closer to my potential than they saw last time,” Archer (4-4) said after holding the […]
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – With manager Bo Porter desperate to give several of his worn out relievers the night off, the Astros couldn’t afford to give the Rays extra outs on Thursday at Tropicana Field. Astros righthander Collin McHugh overcame his own throwing error to pitch out of danger in the first inning, but the […]
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Righthander Jarred Cosart couldn’t help but think back to his remarkable major league debut as he returned Tropicana Field on Thursday afternoon. The Astros righthander checked in an immediately looked to see if he had been assigned the same locker stall, but the second one on the first wall was now […]
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Astros righthander Brad Peacock, who spent Monday night at a Houston hospital with food poisoning, rejoined the club at Tropicana Field ahead of Thursday’s series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays. Peacock was feeling the affects of food poisoning when he pitched against the Rays on Sunday, but his temperature rose […]
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WASHINGTON – Former Rice star Anthony Rendon had another impressive night against his hometown team. Rendon, who starred at Lamar High School and Rice University before being selected No. 6 overall in 2011, was 2-for-5 with a monstrous home run in the seventh inning off Josh Zeid, helping the Nationals complete the two-game sweep with […]
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